NFL Salary Rankings

Listing the top salaries, cap hits, cash, earnings, contracts, and bonuses, for all active NFL players.

2018 Base Rankings

	Player	base
1	Kirk Cousins Quarterback	$22,500,000
2	Ezekiel Ansah Defensive End	$17,143,000
	DeMarcus Lawrence Defensive End	$17,143,000
4	Russell Wilson Quarterback	$15,500,000
5	Calais Campbell Defensive End	$15,000,000
6	Justin Houston Outside Linebacker	$14,750,000
7	Cam Newton Quarterback	$14,500,000
8	Ndamukong Suh Defensive Tackle	$14,000,000
9	Andy Dalton Quarterback	$13,700,000
10	Malik Jackson Defensive Tackle	$13,500,000
11	Josh Norman Cornerback	$13,300,000
12	A.J. Bouye Cornerback	$13,000,000
	Alex Smith Quarterback	$13,000,000
14	Olivier Vernon Outside Linebacker	$12,750,000
15	DeAndre Hopkins Wide Receiver	$12,500,000
	Kawann Short Defensive Tackle	$12,500,000
	Chandler Jones Defensive End	$12,500,000
18	Jadeveon Clowney Outside Linebacker	$12,306,000
	Anthony Barr Outside Linebacker	$12,306,000
20	Gerald McCoy Defensive Tackle	$12,250,000
21	Andrew Luck Quarterback	$12,000,000
	Ben Roethlisberger Quarterback	$12,000,000
	Russell Okung Left Tackle	$12,000,000
	Joe Flacco Quarterback	$12,000,000
25	LaMarcus Joyner Free Safety	$11,287,000
26	Melvin Ingram Defensive End	$11,250,000
	Jason Pierre-Paul Defensive End	$11,250,000
28	Eric Fisher Left Tackle	$11,150,000
29	Aqib Talib Cornerback	$11,000,000
	T.Y. Hilton Wide Receiver	$11,000,000
	J.J. Watt Defensive End	$11,000,000
	Larry Fitzgerald Wide Receiver	$11,000,000
	Patrick Peterson Cornerback	$11,000,000
	DeSean Jackson Wide Receiver	$11,000,000
35	Jamie Collins Outside Linebacker	$10,650,000
36	Jurrell Casey Defensive Tackle	$10,600,000
37	A.J. Green Wide Receiver	$10,550,000
38	Eli Manning Quarterback	$10,500,000
39	Clay Matthews Outside Linebacker	$10,400,000
	Xavier Rhodes Cornerback	$10,400,000
41	Robert Quinn Defensive End	$10,333,301
42	Drew Brees Quarterback	$10,200,000
43	Tyrod Taylor Quarterback	$10,000,000
	Kevin Zeitler Guard	$10,000,000
	Logan Ryan Cornerback	$10,000,000
	Bobby Wagner Inside Linebacker	$10,000,000
	Tyron Smith Left Tackle	$10,000,000
	Philip Rivers Quarterback	$10,000,000
49	Marcell Dareus Defensive Tackle	$9,925,000
50	Trent Williams Left Tackle	$9,850,000
51	Kelechi Osemele Guard	$9,700,000
52	Matthew Stafford Quarterback	$9,500,000
53	Ja'Wuan James Right Tackle	$9,341,000
54	Cordy Glenn Left Tackle	$9,250,000
55	Riley Reiff Left Tackle	$9,100,000
56	Julio Jones Wide Receiver	$9,000,000
	Robert Alford Cornerback	$9,000,000
	Joe Haden Cornerback	$9,000,000
	Brandon Linder Center	$9,000,000
	Ryan Kerrigan Outside Linebacker	$9,000,000
61	Eric Berry Strong Safety	$8,900,000
62	Lavonte David Outside Linebacker	$8,750,000
63	Dee Ford Outside Linebacker	$8,718,000
	C.J. Mosley Inside Linebacker	$8,718,000
	Deone Bucannon Outside Linebacker	$8,718,000
66	Cameron Jordan Defensive End	$8,650,000
67	Randall Cobb Wide Receiver	$8,600,000
68	Bradley Roby Cornerback	$8,526,000
	Jason Verrett Cornerback	$8,526,000
	Darqueze Dennard Cornerback	$8,526,000
	Jimmie Ward Free Safety	$8,526,000
72	Earl Thomas Free Safety	$8,500,000
	Desmond Trufant Cornerback	$8,500,000
	Alex Mack Center	$8,500,000
75	Mike Evans Wide Receiver	$8,258,000
76	Emmanuel Sanders Wide Receiver	$8,250,000
	Doug Baldwin Wide Receiver	$8,250,000
	Jordan Reed Tight End	$8,250,000
79	Joe Staley Left Tackle	$8,050,000
80	Case Keenum Quarterback	$8,000,000
	Derek Wolfe Defensive End	$8,000,000
	Rob Gronkowski Tight End	$8,000,000
	Cameron Wake Defensive End	$8,000,000
	T.J. Lang Guard	$8,000,000
	Geno Atkins Defensive Tackle	$8,000,000
	Kelvin Beachum Left Tackle	$8,000,000
87	Kenny Stills Wide Receiver	$7,975,000
88	Andre Branch Defensive End	$7,900,000
89	Kiko Alonso Outside Linebacker	$7,875,000
90	Harrison Smith Free Safety	$7,650,000
	Ron Leary Guard	$7,650,000
92	Devin McCourty Free Safety	$7,500,000
	Keenan Allen Wide Receiver	$7,500,000
94	Jimmy Smith Cornerback	$7,494,118
95	Chris Harris Cornerback	$7,400,000
	Derek Carr Quarterback	$7,400,000
97	Brian Orakpo Outside Linebacker	$7,250,000
98	K.J. Wright Outside Linebacker	$7,200,000
99	Brandon Graham Defensive End	$7,000,000
	Jabaal Sheard Defensive End	$7,000,000